Responsible Individual - Children Homes

Responsible Individual - Children Homes,

• Provide strategic oversight across all children's homes, ensuring services operate safely, effectively, and in line with regulatory requirements
• Take delegated accountability for safeguarding, compliance, and quality assurance across the organisation's children's services
• Act as the senior link between the provider, Registered Managers, Ofsted, local authorities, and safeguarding partners
• Take the lead in managing and maintaining the organisation's relationship with Ofsted, acting as the primary point of contact and ensuring a transparent, proactive, and constructive approach to inspections and regulatory engagement
• Lead on governance and oversight, ensuring each home is well-led, resourced, and supported to deliver high-quality care
• Monitor and review safeguarding systems, acting as the escalation point for complex concerns and ensuring robust child protection practices
• Oversee regulatory compliance, including notifications, inspections, and quality standards, ensuring services consistently meet statutory expectations
• Support and challenge Registered Managers through regular supervision, performance reviews, and inspection preparation
• Analyse performance data across services, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Ensure effective workforce oversight, including safer recruitment, staffing stability, and training compliance
• Maintain oversight of financial and resource allocation to ensure safe, sustainable, and high-quality environments
• Contribute at a senior level to organisational strategy, performance, and continuous improvement
  
  Extensive leadership experience within children's residential care, with a strong track record of Ofsted success
• In-depth knowledge of children's homes regulations, safeguarding legislation, and quality standards
• Proven ability to oversee multiple services and support Registered Managers to achieve high performance
• Strong governance and strategic leadership skills, with the ability to balance support and constructive challenge
• Experience of driving safeguarding culture and managing complex risk across services
• Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with regulators, commissioners, and internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to analyse performance data and implement quality improvements across a group setting
• Committed to delivering outstanding outcomes for children and young people with complex needs
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Advanced safeguarding knowledge and understanding of safer recruitment practices
Desirable:
• Level 7 qualification in leadership or management
• Experience within SEND, autism, or complex needs environments
• Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or advanced safeguarding training
• Background in quality assurance, project management, or service improvement
  
  Hybrid with travel to Lincolnshire | Full-time | Competitive
About Kisimul Group Here at Kisimul, we provide exceptional education and care for children, young people, and adults with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs. We work in partnership with the people we support, their families, local authorities, and our highly skilled therapeutic teams to achieve meaningful outcomes through our person-centred, therapeutically informed Meaningful Life Model. Through our registered schools, college, and residential services, we support children and young people up to the age of nineteen, as well as adults aged 18 to 65. Our goal is to help every individual live a meaningful and fulfilling life through compassion, respect, and empowerment.,
• Genuine Career Development: Opportunities with transparent pay grades (find out more here - Kisimul | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care)
• Fully Funded Qualifications
• Blue Light Card: Which gives you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend: Earn up to £500 for every successful hire.
• Financial Benefits: Life Assurance of 1x your annual basic salary. Access to salary sacrifice pension scheme, withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday with Stream. Access to Discounts from over 150 retailers.
• Health & Wellbeing: From access to an online GP, confidential telephone counselling, dedicated internal wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme that truly makes a difference.
• Flexible Working Patterns: We recognise that not everyone celebrates the same occasions, so colleagues have the option to work on bank holidays and take the time off at another point that's more meaningful to them.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Salary-deducted bikes to save money.
• Free DBS Checks: We cover the cost so you can start worry-free.
• Private medical insurance through BUPA
• 35 Days Annual Leave